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Stay tuned for exciting announcements and registration for the first Girls’ Hackathon @ UBC! We invite anyone in grades 8-12 who identifies as a girl or is genuinely interested to engage in an all-girl hackathon (we have an inclusive view of the word “girl” and we welcome trans, genderqueer, and non-binary youth). No prior coding experience is required. The event will have collaborative and competitive hacking challenges that involve creative computing, coding for social change, and wearable technologies.

If there’s one event that you should visit during the centennial celebrations, this one promises to be stimulating, creatively inspiring, and ultimately a fascinating experience all around. The UBC Centennial Maker Faire offers a venue for UBC makers to showcase their projects, engage with others, and provide insight into the driving forces that make them tick. Creative credit to Bill Pickard for designing the eye-catching poster with the charming knitting robot!

Give a standing ovation to Jordan Reeves! ‪She is an inspiring 10-year old inventor who designed her own prosthetic arm that shoots glitter. She calls her prototype in-development “Project Unicorn.” I think her arm is ten times cooler than my regular arm!! Jordan participated in Superhero Cyborgs 2.0, an event where children with upper limb differences work alongside designers and engineers to “create their own superpowers” by inventing dream prosthetic devices.

With Google Expeditions , teachers can take students on field trips to explore the bottom of the sea or the surface of Mars in an afternoon, visit London’s Buckingham Palace, and experience the Great Barrier Reef off of the Australian coast. Learners can take a tour of the Solar System and a VR expedition to Mars, followed by a high-speed ride on a roller coater through the jungle and an interstellar ride through a wormhole on a cosmic roller coaster!